Many Glendowie College students travel to and from school by bus. As well as public buses that go past the college, the school also operates its own bus routes for students.
Free travel for 5 to 12 year olds and half-price travel for 13 to 24 year olds on AT bus, train and ferry services will end on 30 April 2024, in line with the government’s decision to withdraw funding for these concessions. This means that from Wednesday 1 May:
5 to 12 year olds will no longer travel for free on weekdays and will instead pay a child concession (at least 40% off adult fares). They will continue to travel for free on weekends. The child concession will apply to anyone aged 5 to 15, who has a registered AT HOP card with their correct date of birth.
13 to 15 year olds will stop receiving the half-price child fares discount and instead switch to paying full child fares (at least 40% off an adult fare during weekdays, and free travel on weekends) from 1 May. The child concession will apply to anyone aged 5 to 15, who has a registered AT HOP card with their correct date of birth.
16 to 19 year olds with a secondary student concession will stop receiving the half-price secondary fares discount and instead switch to paying full secondary fares (at least 40% off an adult fare). Students aged 16-19 should apply for the secondary student concession to ensure they are paying the cheapest fare possible.
More information about the discounts and what you may need to do next can be found at AT.govt.nz/farechanges
AT HOP is a reusable prepay smart card for travel on trains, ferries and buses around Auckland. Paying for your child's school travel with an AT HOP card is cheaper than paying with cash. Parents can save even further by loading the correct concession on their child's AT HOP card. School students are eligible for discounted fares and these are at least 40% cheaper than adult AT HOP fares. Cards must be registered to a child, and students 16 - 19 years must also have a secondary student concession loaded on their AT HOP card for the discount/concession to apply, otherwise, their AT HOP card defaults to the more expensive adult fares.
Getting a secondary student discount for public transport has never been easier
Secondary school students, aged 16 to 19, can now jump online and activate their student discount using their National Student Number (NSN). And with a student discount organised, they’ll be able to travel and get 40% or more off full price bus, ferry and train fares.
Here is the link for where to find out more about this process, and to update your concession:Click for more information
Terms of use for the AT HOP cards are available at https://at.govt.nz/about-us/about-this-site/terms-conditions/at-hop-card-terms-of-use/
To visit the AT HOP website please click here.
Click on the tabs below to get information about available buses:
Below are the times are routes of school buses available for students to catch to and from school.
Morning Buses
Afternoon Buses
The following public buses pass very close to Glendowie College. Please check with Auckland Transport for updated routes and times.
Please visit the following link for detailed online information including timetables, individual route maps and bus stop information: https://at.govt.nz/newnetworkcentral
